Artemis I launch: Meet the manikins hitching ride on NASA’s moon rocket
When NASA launches its Artemis I moon rocket with the Orion spacecraft, humans will not be aboard, but scientists will be focused on three manikins who will be collecting important data during the multi-week excursion.
Meet the manikins that will hitch a ride on NASA’s moon rocket
When NASA launches its Artemis I moon rocket with the Orion spacecraft, humans will not be aboard, but scientists will be focused on three manikins who will be collecting important data during the multi-week excursion.
NASA's moon rocket 'go' for Artemis I launch after final review
Artemis I Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson said the launch "call to stations" happens Saturday. SLS could launch within a 2-hour window that opens at 8:33 a.m. ET on Monday, Aug. 29.
The Webb telescope found 20 new exoplanetary systems. Here’s how you can help name them
The James Webb — the world’s largest and most powerful telescope — launched in December 2021 and traveled a million miles to its final destination.
NASA's Artemis moon rocket to roll out Tuesday ahead of late August launch
Teams are preparing to move NASA's next-generation moon rocket to the Florida launchpad on Tuesday ahead of the long-awaited Artemis 1 liftoff later this month.
Sturgeon full moon: Last supermoon of 2022 rises Thursday
The last supermoon of the year, also known as the Sturgeon Moon, happens Thursday night and coincides with the peak of the Perseid meteor shower.
SpaceX preparing for next crewed mission
Four astronauts from three countries are scheduled to launch on the SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station this fall, and for the first time since NASA began launching from U.S. soil again, a Russian cosmonaut will be joining the crew.
SpaceX launch of Falcon 9 carrying Korean satellite
South Korea joined the stampede to the moon Thursday with the launch of a lunar orbiter that will scout out future landing spots.
Artemis 1 mission: 100,000 people expected to watch test launch
Some 100,000 people are estimated to line the Space Coast later this month to watch the test launch of NASA's Artemis 1 mission to the moon. Right now, the launch is expected to happen no earlier than the morning of Aug. 29, – and space fans are already prepared, as some hotels are already booked for the event.
Digging into the cosmos: What's next for NASA?
Pictures from the newly-developed James Webb Telescope are changing what scientists know about the cosmos. Researchers say they are still digging for more information. What's next for space exploration? The launch of NASA's Artemis program, seeking to establish a sustainable presence on the moon to prepare for missions to Mars.
Perseid meteor shower begins: When and where you can see it
Bad news: Peak meteor activity happens during a full moon this August
UCF researchers to use James Webb Telescope data
More than 1,100 proposals from 44 different countries vied for time with the James Webb Telescope. Among those proposals was one from researchers at the University of Central Florida.
SpaceX sends cargo to space station from growing Florida launch site
Almost 6,000 pounds of cargo and experiments are en route to the space station after a bright Thursday evening launch from Kennedy Space Center.
First color James Webb Space Telescope image reveals 13-billion-year-old galaxies
President Joe Biden revealed the first color image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Monday, resulting from the massive $10 billion observatory looking back into the universe 13 billion years to reveal some of the first galaxies that formed.
James Webb Telescope to release images from deep space
The James Webb Telescope is set to release images from deep space in a few days.
Secretive robot spaceplane breaks own record: 781 days in space
The military’s classified X-37B mini-shuttle has once again broken its own record for longest space mission, and there's no telling how much longer it may go.
July's full Buck Moon will be brightest Supermoon of the year
The moon will appear full from July 12 to July 15.
Stellar alignment! 5 planets line up for a nightly show in June
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will stretch across the sky before sunrise in June
Astronaut academy coming to Space Coast
Sierra Space plans to bring a 'Space School' to the Kennedy Space Center to train experienced and newer astronauts to begin shift of living and working in low-earth orbit.
Strawberry moon: When, where to look for June’s supermoon event
June’s supermoon has been dubbed the strawberry moon because it traditionally happens during the time of year when many species of berries are ready and at their ripest for harvest, especially sweet strawberries.